The Infosys Hall of Fame Open is an international

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tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the

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, the original location of the U.S. National Championships. The event, which was part of the

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from 1976 to 1989, typically features a 28 or 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles tournament. Each year that the tournament has been held there is an induction ceremony for the Hall of Fame. The tournament is held on outdoor

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s, and is the last grass court tournament of the season on the ATP tour and the only grass court tournament played outside Europe, as well as the only one played after

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. Up until

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, when

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won the tournament, the top seed had never triumphed at Newport, a trait that has led to the moniker "the Casino Curse", due to the location of the Hall of Fame at the

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. It is hosted in the week directly after

. As such the tournament tends to get few top players competing in it; for example in 2008 its top two seeds were

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and

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, who going into the tournament had world rankings of 41 and 57, while 8th seed Kevin Anderson was ranked outside the top 100, at 115. Arguably its five most famous champions are former World No. 1

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, former World No. 4

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, former two-time Grand Slam runners-up

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and Kevin Anderson, and two-time Australian Open winner

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Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

Official websiteATP tournament profileInternational Tennis Hall of Fame
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Past finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

External links